A man visits the lorongs of Geylang for the first time with his friend. It isn't actually his first time, as he's been there before for the famous food. But, on this particular night, they're there for the woman. His friend tells him about the G.F.E. or 'Girl Friend Experience': where a sex worker "will look into your eyes, just like your girlfriend". On a local online forum, women are reviewed and rated according to 'face', 'service' and the 'G.F.E.' that they provide.
The friend tells the man not to be 'Mr Emo Unenthusiastic'. But the man is distracted, recalling a succession of women who have been a part of his life. His first love back in junior college. A married woman. A one-night stand. He thinks of the almost unbearable intimacies that he once shared with them. And how he can admit to rage or numbness but not the pain of heartbreak.
Playwright Chong Woon Yong poses an intriguing question in this tender and truthful play: is the man really looking for a G.F.E.... or is he trying to recover from one?
